Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United: Hits and Flops

Hit: Alexandre Lacazette

Lacazette was indirectly involved in both goals tonight

Since his mega-money move from Lyon in 2017, Lacazette has been fair to middling at best. He is yet to scale the heights he once did with the French side but nevertheless an important figure in the Arsenal line-up. Today, even without scoring a goal, he showed exactly how.

The Frenchman set up Xhaka for the opener with an accurate pass and then won a penalty in the second half. He was brought down inside the area by Fred and gleefully let his counterpart Aubameyang have a crack at the resulting penalty, which the Gabonese striker didn't miss.

He also laid a key pass, completed a dribble, won two aerial tackles and often tried to feed his attacking cohorts with short, slick passes in or around the penalty box.

Despite his involvement in the proceedings, Lacazette's only sore note on the night was he couldn't muster a single effort on target in five attempts.